Where does “kraftsamling” come from?
kraftsamling (Swedish) comes from Swedish kraftsamla, from Swedish kraft, from Old Swedish krapter, from Old Norse kraptr, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
kraftsamling (Swedish): bringing together areas of competence, resources, etc., towards some goal, (roughly) mobilization, pooling of resources, concentrated efforts
Definitions
- bringing together areas of competence, resources, etc., towards some goal, (roughly) mobilization, pooling of resources, concentrated efforts
Ancestry of “kraftsamling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kraftsamla | to bring together areas of competence, resources, etc., towards some goal, (roughly) to mobilize (against something), to make concerted efforts, to gather one's resources |
| 2 | Swedish | kraft | a force; strength, power |
| 3 | Old Swedish | krapter | power, strength |
| 4 | Old Norse | kraptr | strength |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |